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and we created a new energy microgrid program to increase energy reliability in critical areas. now, these weren't quick fixes or window dressings. they were the result of saying that we had had enough and it was time for us to do more. what does it all mean for connecticut residents? we know that we will again feel the brunt of bad weather. but we can tell our citizens that the state is more prepared for future challenges. that their families will be safer when a disaster strikes. and that the odds of anyone, anyone having to needlessly suffer through prolonged power outages have been greatly diminished. when hurricane sandy struck, we saw the results of the work that we had done together. while we can never entirely prevent damage or power outages, the response was in fact better and faster. once again we saw a problem and together we worked to address it. [applause] if these past two years have proven anything, it's that we have the ability to rally around a common good and a common goal. we've done it in a way that just doesn't seem possible these days in some places and cer
and we created a new energy microgrid program to increase energy reliability in critical areas. now, these weren't quick fixes or window dressings. they were the result of saying that we had had enough and it was time for us to do more. what does it all mean for connecticut residents? we know that we will again feel the brunt of bad weather. but we can tell our citizens that the state is more prepared for future challenges. that their families will be safer when a disaster strikes. and that the...
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global, an energy company in algeria. according to his family, victor waited to take that contract until his children had finished school so he could attend their sporting events. this was not surprising for someone who is described as a dedicated family man and a fantastic co-worker. although it was hard to be so far away from his family, victor was excited to take the contract assignment so he could ensure a secure future for his family. that's just the kind of father and husband he was. the deal for this contract was 28 days on, 28 days off. and he was just 10 days in with only 18 days left to go. he was scheduled to come home to texas the day after his daughter's birthday. his life was stolen by those who seek to destroy americans. the radicals who inflict terror on all who believe in freedom. victor is survived by a loving family, including his wife, maureen, daughter, erin, and her son, grant. over the holidays, the closed lovelady family expressed concern for the safety of victor, but he reassured them saying, it's
global, an energy company in algeria. according to his family, victor waited to take that contract until his children had finished school so he could attend their sporting events. this was not surprising for someone who is described as a dedicated family man and a fantastic co-worker. although it was hard to be so far away from his family, victor was excited to take the contract assignment so he could ensure a secure future for his family. that's just the kind of father and husband he was. the...
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host: coral davenport has worked on a wide range of energy issues and has covered energy, and politics in congress for congressional quarterly. i want to go to richard in virginia on the independent line. caller: thanks for taking my call. i'm curious as to why we are always talking about how global warming is such a terrible thing. in reality, we know the world has gone through monumental and temperature changes and climate changes to such a degree that there were massive. for instance, between the years 800 and the 1300's, the world have warmed up such that marineland had 10,000 to 15,000 -- the green land had 10,000 to 15,000 people and the catholic church had a bishop there. about one on for years. why is it that we have to consider global warming such a terrible thing? is a political issue and that is all it is. guest: scientists will tell you now that absolutely, the globe has gone through cycles of warming and cooling throughout its existence and drop the existence of human spirit -- throughout the existence of humans. the global atmosphere right now was warmer than it has been
host: coral davenport has worked on a wide range of energy issues and has covered energy, and politics in congress for congressional quarterly. i want to go to richard in virginia on the independent line. caller: thanks for taking my call. i'm curious as to why we are always talking about how global warming is such a terrible thing. in reality, we know the world has gone through monumental and temperature changes and climate changes to such a degree that there were massive. for instance,...
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on green energy, how many more billions of taxpayer dollars do we have to pump into green energy companies and watch them go belly up before we realized it is a rat hole and we need to quit shoveling in money? on climate change, anytime somebody tells me that the solution to a problem is to tax the people and pick their pockets under the color of law to solve the problem, then you have to put one hand on your wallet and the other hand under second amendment and back at of the room slowly because they are trying to rob you. host: from "the new york times" - guest: one of the many surprising things a can of the speech just a was obama's fall on embrace of climate change which he will pursue in this term. many people were taken aback by the centrality of his message yesterday. it was not an issue that came up at all in the 2012 presidential campaign. it was something bad, since the election, he has been hedging about they got burned on this issue trying to pass comprehensive legislation during the first term and yet he came out and talked more about this more specifically than any other issue
on green energy, how many more billions of taxpayer dollars do we have to pump into green energy companies and watch them go belly up before we realized it is a rat hole and we need to quit shoveling in money? on climate change, anytime somebody tells me that the solution to a problem is to tax the people and pick their pockets under the color of law to solve the problem, then you have to put one hand on your wallet and the other hand under second amendment and back at of the room slowly...
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energy initiatives with brazil. and energy climate initiatives. but there have been some out liar states that have not been as much a part or as cooperative. we all know who they are. depending on what happens in venezuela, there may be an opportunity for trenches in there. i would hope that bolivia, ecuador, we could make progress. one of the great stories of latin america is colombia. i remember when working on the western hemisphere subcommittee, there had recently in been an assassination of 13 members of the supreme court in one room in colombia. the presidential candidates were assassinated. you could not run for office. the president stepped up at a critical moment and began the process of rescuing that nation. president santos now is doing an amazing job. we have created a greater economic relationship bypassing the trade agreement. we have to build on that. that is an example for the rest of latin america as to what awaits them if we can induce people to make a better set of choices. there are some other things that have contributed to th
energy initiatives with brazil. and energy climate initiatives. but there have been some out liar states that have not been as much a part or as cooperative. we all know who they are. depending on what happens in venezuela, there may be an opportunity for trenches in there. i would hope that bolivia, ecuador, we could make progress. one of the great stories of latin america is colombia. i remember when working on the western hemisphere subcommittee, there had recently in been an assassination...
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my focus is on renewable energy. we don't have oil companies in nevada, but what we do have is an abundance of wind, solar, and geothermal. and i believe that those are alternatives that should be part of our overall energy mix to make us less reliance on fossil fuels and more energy independent in the long term. host: philadelphia, pennsylvania. our next caller is richard, independent line. caller: how are you doing? how are you doing, congressman? the question -- a couple of thoughts. i am interested in what puc is the area that productivity will occur. as far as when you talk about job creation and you coming from nevada, looking at the hospitality industry. specific to your state and locale. but talking about the nation as a whole, where do you see these jobs? which raises the question -- in your district, what is the ismale of -- what is the black male unemployment rate. it seems it is very high in a lot of districts and a lot of states. the other question, coming to this year -- the battle of dealing with the b
my focus is on renewable energy. we don't have oil companies in nevada, but what we do have is an abundance of wind, solar, and geothermal. and i believe that those are alternatives that should be part of our overall energy mix to make us less reliance on fossil fuels and more energy independent in the long term. host: philadelphia, pennsylvania. our next caller is richard, independent line. caller: how are you doing? how are you doing, congressman? the question -- a couple of thoughts. i am...
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companies like silicon energy in marysville are leading the world. companies are driving innovation in aerospace. at grays harbor, and across-the- board effort led to the reopening of the paper mill last year putting in 175 people back to work, making 100% recycled paper. i have this to say about washington, innovation is in our genes. [applause]we create, we invent, we build. so now we must go forward with both high ambition and the recognition that the power of innovation will fuel the next wave of job growth in washington. make no mistake, our top priority tomorrow and every single day for the next four years is jobs. [applause]we must build a working washington capable of sustained economic leadership in a rapidly changing world. during the campaign, i put out a campaign to put washington back to work. over 100 points of action. focuses on job growth in several clusters, aerospace, life sciences, military, agriculture, information technology, clean energy technology and the maritime trade. these clusters represent both the present and the future
companies like silicon energy in marysville are leading the world. companies are driving innovation in aerospace. at grays harbor, and across-the- board effort led to the reopening of the paper mill last year putting in 175 people back to work, making 100% recycled paper. i have this to say about washington, innovation is in our genes. [applause]we create, we invent, we build. so now we must go forward with both high ambition and the recognition that the power of innovation will fuel the next...
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energy initiatives with brazil. and energy and climate initiatives, i should say, with brazil. this increasing economic integration. but, as we all know, there have been some outliar states that have been not such a part not been as cooperative or in a position to be as cooperative. we all know who they are. depending what happens in venezuela, there may really be an opportunity for a transition there. likewise i would hope that bolivia, ecuador we could make progress. one of the great stories of latin america is colombia. i can remember when i was working on the western hemisphere subcommittee and senator dodd was here and others, and we were very engaged at that period of time, we -- there had recently been a assassination of 13 members of the supreme cou in one room colombia. the presidential candidates were assassinated. you couldn't run for office. and frankly, presidenturery bay -- president uribe stepped up at a critical moment and began the process of rescuing that nation. president santos now is doing an amazing job. we created our greater economic relationship by pass
energy initiatives with brazil. and energy and climate initiatives, i should say, with brazil. this increasing economic integration. but, as we all know, there have been some outliar states that have been not such a part not been as cooperative or in a position to be as cooperative. we all know who they are. depending what happens in venezuela, there may really be an opportunity for a transition there. likewise i would hope that bolivia, ecuador we could make progress. one of the great stories...
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i can tell you, massachusetts, fastest growing sector of our economy is clean energy and energy efficiency companies. and they're growing faster than any other sector. the same is true in california. this is a job creator. i can't emphasize that strongly enough. the market that made america rich, richer, we have always been rich, but the market that made us richer in the 1990's was the technology market. it was $1 trillion market with one billion users. and we created greater wealth in america that has been created even in the raging time of no income tax and the morgans and mellons and carnegie and rockefellers. we created more wealth for everyone. so we can do this recognizing that the energy market is a $6 trillion market compared to one with what, four billion users going up to nine billion over the course of the next 20, 30 years. this is a place for us to recognize what other countries are doing and what our states that are growing are doing, which is there is an extraordinary amount of opportunity in modernizing america's energy grid. we don't even have a grid in america. we have a
i can tell you, massachusetts, fastest growing sector of our economy is clean energy and energy efficiency companies. and they're growing faster than any other sector. the same is true in california. this is a job creator. i can't emphasize that strongly enough. the market that made america rich, richer, we have always been rich, but the market that made us richer in the 1990's was the technology market. it was $1 trillion market with one billion users. and we created greater wealth in america...
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and energy climate initiatives. but there have been some out liar states that haot as much a part or as cooperative. we all know who they are. depending on what happens in venezuela, there may be an opportunity for trenches in there. i would hope that bolivia, ecuador, we could make progress. one of the great stories of latin america is colombia. i remember when working on the western hemisphere subcommittee, there had recently in been an assassination of 13 members of the supreme court in one room in colombia. the presidential candidates were assassinated. you could not run for office. the president stepped up at a critical moment and began the process of rescuing that nation. president santos now is doing an amazing job. we have created a greater economic relationship bypassing the trade agreement. we have to build on that. that is an example for the rest of latin america as to what awaits them if we can induce people to make a better set of choices. there are some other things that have contributed to the gap bet
and energy climate initiatives. but there have been some out liar states that haot as much a part or as cooperative. we all know who they are. depending on what happens in venezuela, there may be an opportunity for trenches in there. i would hope that bolivia, ecuador, we could make progress. one of the great stories of latin america is colombia. i remember when working on the western hemisphere subcommittee, there had recently in been an assassination of 13 members of the supreme court in one...
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energy department. we want a health care system that respects doctor-patient decisions, not government dictators. innovation is not borne from the government office building that comes from garages and laboratories and dorm rooms. why in the age of outsourcing would america trust it's important decisions and rest it hopes for the future on washington politicians? we are the party that says an individual can make better decisions than a bureaucrat, and we believe caring for this generation should not require robbing from the next. [applause] we can unite americans around our values, and we can take them to a better place. but we have to prove it. so we must take our message to all voters, to every state. it is time to stop looking at elections through the lenses of battleground states. we have four years until the next presidential election, and being a blue state is not a permanent diagnosis. look at this screen here next to me. just three presidents ago, in 1988, republicans won in places like californ
energy department. we want a health care system that respects doctor-patient decisions, not government dictators. innovation is not borne from the government office building that comes from garages and laboratories and dorm rooms. why in the age of outsourcing would america trust it's important decisions and rest it hopes for the future on washington politicians? we are the party that says an individual can make better decisions than a bureaucrat, and we believe caring for this generation...
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we need a new energy policy. the most important numbers are the cost of money and the cost of energy and we have an opportunity to keep the cost of energy down and do it in a clean, green way. these are things we need to focus on to make the economy more competitive and they will create jobs. host: the headline in "the washington post." senators outlined immigration overhaul plan. what should be done? guest: the proposal addresses any the things we need to do. if you think about the world globally, people around the world are almost laughing at our immigration policy. people want to come to this country and create jobs. half of the fortune 500 companies were founded by immigrants or children of immigrants. will we say that in 75 years? if you look at companies that went public in the technology industry that received venture capital he -- capital, 90% were founded by immigrants. this is an important issue for keeping the best and the brightest in this country. there is also another category of workers needed, and
we need a new energy policy. the most important numbers are the cost of money and the cost of energy and we have an opportunity to keep the cost of energy down and do it in a clean, green way. these are things we need to focus on to make the economy more competitive and they will create jobs. host: the headline in "the washington post." senators outlined immigration overhaul plan. what should be done? guest: the proposal addresses any the things we need to do. if you think about the...
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we are also meeting our renewable energy goals -- more than 20% renewable energy this year. by 2020, we will get at least a third of our electricity from the sun and the wind and other renewable sources -- and probably more. transportation and high speed rail in the years following world war ii, california embarked on a vast program to build highway, bridges and roads. today, california's highways are asked to accommodate more vehicle traffic than any other state in the nation. most were constructed before we knew about climate change and the lethal effects of dirty air. we now expect more. i have directed our transportation agency to review thoroughly our current priorities and explore long- term funding options. last year, you authorized another big project -- high speed rail. yes, it is bold but so is everything else about california. electrified trains are part of the future. china already has 5000 miles of high speed rail and intends to double that. spain has 1600 miles and is building more. more than a dozen other countries have their own successful high speed rail sys
we are also meeting our renewable energy goals -- more than 20% renewable energy this year. by 2020, we will get at least a third of our electricity from the sun and the wind and other renewable sources -- and probably more. transportation and high speed rail in the years following world war ii, california embarked on a vast program to build highway, bridges and roads. today, california's highways are asked to accommodate more vehicle traffic than any other state in the nation. most were...
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he said, i'm going to do it in health care, education and energy. now think about that, health care is one-sixth, and then you control the production and the price and you control everything and he tried to with cap and trade but failed. and education is the future. you control the three elements there and you've goten what lennon would call the commanding heights of a post industrial society. that's what he said he wanted to do. but you don't remember this because unlike me, you have real lives, you don't have to watch everything the man says, i do for my sins and they clearly are many, but he sprinkled that speech and the subsequent speeches until the georgetown speech with a phrase, the new foundation, which was never picked up on and never remembered, but it was in there. in fact, the name of the speech when they give out the printed version of it was called the new foundation. he already saw himself one month into the presidency as a successor to the new deal and the new frontier. he wanted this appalachian, the new foundation, to be what obama
he said, i'm going to do it in health care, education and energy. now think about that, health care is one-sixth, and then you control the production and the price and you control everything and he tried to with cap and trade but failed. and education is the future. you control the three elements there and you've goten what lennon would call the commanding heights of a post industrial society. that's what he said he wanted to do. but you don't remember this because unlike me, you have real...
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we are also meeting our renewable energy goals -- more than 20% renewable energy this year. by 2020, we will get at least a third of our electricity from the sun and the wind and other renewable sources -- and probably more. transportation and high speed rail in the years following world war ii, california embarked on a vast program to build highway, bridges and roads. today, california's highways are asked to accommodate more vehicle traffic than any other state in the nation. most were constructed before we knew about climate change and the lethal effects of dirty air. we now expect more. i have directed our transportation agency to review thoroughly our current priorities and explore long-term funding options. last year, you authorized another big project -- high speed rail. yes, it is bold but so is everything else about california. electrified trains are part of the future. china already has 5000 miles of high speed rail and intends to double that. spain has 1600 miles and is building more. more than a dozen other countries have their own successful high speed rail syst
we are also meeting our renewable energy goals -- more than 20% renewable energy this year. by 2020, we will get at least a third of our electricity from the sun and the wind and other renewable sources -- and probably more. transportation and high speed rail in the years following world war ii, california embarked on a vast program to build highway, bridges and roads. today, california's highways are asked to accommodate more vehicle traffic than any other state in the nation. most were...
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the president stood up for our values, i think his speech was groundbreaking, historic and gave real energy to people who share this value system. so with that, mr. speaker, i have to curtail my hour and i'll yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. under the speaker's announced policy of january 3, 2013, the gentleman from new jersey, mr. smith, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the majority leader. mr. smith: i thank the chair. mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the subject of my special order. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. smith: mr. speaker, 40 years ago today marks the u.s. supreme court's infamous reckless and inhumane abandonment of women and babies to abortionists. 40 years of victims, dead babies, wounded women, shattered families. 40 years of government sanctions, violence against women and children. since 1973 more than 55 million children have been killed by abortion, a staggering loss of children'
the president stood up for our values, i think his speech was groundbreaking, historic and gave real energy to people who share this value system. so with that, mr. speaker, i have to curtail my hour and i'll yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. under the speaker's announced policy of january 3, 2013, the gentleman from new jersey, mr. smith, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the majority leader. mr. smith: i thank the chair. mr. speaker, i ask unanimous...
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vietnam, the history, are going to leave students and all of us as citizens enriched by the spirit and energy and diligence stanley put into that work. we are all diminished by his departure. in a way, enriched by the knowledge that good journalism is the essence at the heart of a free and open society. so long as we have good journalists, we will continue to have a free and open society. thank you all very much for joining us. [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] >> in a few moments, a bipartisan group of senators proposed immigration changes. in a little less than an hour, a retired general stanley mcchrystal discusses the wars. then a law professor on president obama's use of executive power. then later, a review of the 2012 presidential debates. several live events to tell you about small morning -- tomorrow morning. we will hear from health care professionals about the apparent doctor shortage. also at 10:00 on c-span3, the american enterprise institute discusses "0 dark 30." -- "zero dark thirty." >>
vietnam, the history, are going to leave students and all of us as citizens enriched by the spirit and energy and diligence stanley put into that work. we are all diminished by his departure. in a way, enriched by the knowledge that good journalism is the essence at the heart of a free and open society. so long as we have good journalists, we will continue to have a free and open society. thank you all very much for joining us. [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute]...